I have been a Pokémon fan ever since the game first came out in the 90s. And playing Pokémon GO re-ignited the 'fanboy' in me.
When the augmented reality Pokémon GO game started in late 2016, I wondered how it would be like to have Pokémon by my side. Thus, I started drawing Pokémon into my photographs (and some of the following photographs are from my friends). I have been drawing them for a year now using a drawing tablet and Photoshop programme. The inspiration was drawn from @onepikapi-- Do check his works out at www.instagram.com/onepikapi/ !
On a side note, I am an entomologist, which is a profession I would love to believe is akin to a real-life Pokémon Bug-Catcher!
Similar to the Pokémon game, finding/catching all the Pokémon to fill up one's Pokédex, I am always on the move to find different kinds of insect and other bugs to add to the scientific collection.
Hope you enjoy the photos & the drawings!
More info: Instagram
#1 Befriending Onix at the sand dunes
#2 Bug-Team Roll Out
Photo by @calvinavigator
(www.instagram.com/calvinavigator/)
(www.instagram.com/calvinavigator/)
#3 Time to catch!
#4 Guess who is blocking my way
#5 My Venusaur & I, after we are done with field work
#6 Battle Time - Heracross & Scizor VS Mewtwo
#7 Let's go catching together
Photo by @calvinavigator
(www.instagram.com/calvinavigator/)
(www.instagram.com/calvinavigator/)
#8 Hit the waves with Stand-Up Paddle
Photo by @whitehot_surfer
(https://www.instagram.com/whitehot_surfer/)
(https://www.instagram.com/whitehot_surfer/)
#9 Surf's Up at the beach
#10 Going to the theatre with Pokémon
#11 When the worlds of Harry Potter & Pokémon collide
Photo by @calvinavigator
(www.instagram.com/calvinavigator/)
(www.instagram.com/calvinavigator/)
#12 Coffee Break
#13 Have a blast at the beach
Photo by @whitehot_surfer
(www.instagram.com/whitehot_surfer), featuring @curiouscathode
(www.instagram.com/whitehot_surfer), featuring @curiouscathode
#14 What about cafe-hopping?
#15 It is Dino time
#16 Venturing into the world of Pokémon
Photo by @nattanla
(www.instagram.com/nattanla)
(www.instagram.com/nattanla)
#17 Chilling out on a hot day
Photo by @whitehot_surfer
(www.instagram.com/whitehot_surfer)
(www.instagram.com/whitehot_surfer)
#18 Encountering the wild
#19 Time to rest after a day of adventure
Photo by @calvinavigator
(www.instagram.com/calvinavigator/)
(www.instagram.com/calvinavigator/)
#20 Sometimes the Pokémon teaches the Trainer
Photo by @nattanla
(www.instagram.com/nattanla/)
(www.instagram.com/nattanla/)
#21 Partners in crime
Photo by @calvinavigator
(www.instagram.com/calvinavigator/) featuring @_kenn.k_
(www.instagram.com/calvinavigator/) featuring @_kenn.k_
#20 Colours of the wind
Photo by @calvinavigator
(www.instagram.com/calvinavigator/), featuring @quinncls_
(www.instagram.com/calvinavigator/), featuring @quinncls_
#21 That feeling when facing Lugia
Photo by @calvinavigator
(www.instagram.com/calvinavigator/)
(www.instagram.com/calvinavigator/)
#22 Prepare for a ride in the skies
Photo by @nattanla
(www.instagram.com/nattanla/), featuring @wweishengg
(www.instagram.com/nattanla/), featuring @wweishengg
#23 Never alone in an adventure
